Amlogic A311Y3  Octa Core Android 16 8 TOPS Edge Computing Solution

The Amlogic A311Y3 series is a high-performance computing platform built on a 6nm process, featuring a dual-core Cortex-A78 and hexa-core Cortex-A55 CPU architecture. Combined with G57 MC2 GPU, 8 TOPS NPU, 16MP ISP, 4K UI support, and rich display interfaces including DSI, DP, LVDS, eDP, N-by-1, and HDMI, it is well suited for AI vision, smart display, edge computing, and advanced multimedia applications. Supporting LPDDR4/4X/5/5X memory as well as Android and Linux systems, this series offers a flexible and powerful solution for next-generation smart Edge Computing devices.

Amlogic A311Y3 is an advanced application processor designed for a wide range of Artificial Intelligence(AI) and Internet of Things (IoT). It integrates a high-performance CPU/GPU/NPU subsystem and supports high-performance edge processing, multi-standard video codecs and multiple high-resolution camera interfaces.
The chip also features robust AI capabilities, supporting text generation, image search, and other neural network-powered applications. This makes it a superior option for powerful edge AI processing directly on the device.
The main system CPU consists of a Dual-core ARM? Cortex? A78 and a Hexa-core ARM? Cortex? A55 CPU with L2 & L3 cache to improve system performance. In addition, the Cortex CPU includes the NEON SIMD co-processor to improve software media processing capability. It also integrates a NPU supporting int4/int8/int16/fp8/fp16/bf16 hybrid quantization inference for all mainstream deep learning framworks.
The graphic subsystem consists of two graphic engines and a flexible video/graphic output pipeline.
The ARM Mali-G625 GPU handles all OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.4 and OpenCL 3.0 graphic programs, while the 2.5D graphics processor handles additional scaling, alpha, rotation and color space conversion operations. Together, the CPU and GPU handle all operating system, networking, user-interface and gaming related tasks. The video output pipeline includes Dolby Vision Optional, HDR10+, HDR10, HLG and Vivid HDR processing, BT.709/BT.2020/BT.2100 processing, motion adaptive edge enhancing de-interlacing, flexible programmable scaler, and many picture enhancement filters before passing the enhanced image to the video output ports.
Amlogic Video Engine (AVE-10) off-loads the Cortex CPUs from all video CODEC processing. It includes dedicated hardware video decoder and encoder. AVE-10 is capable of decoding 4Kx2K resolution video at 120fps with complete Trusted Video Path (TVP) for secure applications and supports full formats including MPEG-1/2/4, VC-1/WMV, AVS, AVS2, AVS3, MJPEG streams, AV1, H.264, H.265 and JPEG images. The independent encoder is able to encode in JPEG, H.265/H.264 up 4K at 60fps.
The processor integrates all standard audio/video input/output interfaces including a HDMI2.1a transmitter with 3D, Dynamic HDR (w/EMP), CEC and HDCP 1.4/ 2.3, ALLM (Auto Low Latency Mode), VRR (Variable Refresh Rate), QMS (Quick Media Switching), QFT (Quick Frame Transport), SBTM (Source-Based Tone Mapping) supporting, 2 x 4-lane MIPI-DSI interface, 2 x 4-lane MIPI-CSI interface, multiple TDM, PCM, I2S, SPDIF and eARC/ARC digital audio input/output interfaces, and 8 channel far-field PDM digital microphone (DMIC) inputs.
The processor has rich advanced network and peripheral interfaces, including 2.5G+1G Ethernet interfaces, a set of multi-PHY for USB 2.0, USB 3.0, PCIe 2.0, PCIe 3.0 and multiple SDIO/SD card controllers, UART, I2C, I3C, high-speed SPI and PWMs.
Standard development environment utilizing GNU/GCC Android and Linux tool chains is supported.

CPU Sub-system

· Dual-core ARM® Cortex™ A78 with each core having 64KB L1 I-cache, 64KB L1 D-cache and 256KB L2 cache

· Hexa-core ARM® Cortex™ A55 with each core having 32KB L1 I-cache, 32KB L1 D-cache and 128KB L2 cache

· Shared 2MB L3 cache

· With Neon and Crypto extensions

· 8-stage in-order full dual issue pipeline

· Build-in RISC-V core for system control processing

· Build-in RISC-V core for Always-on power management and Sensor Hub

· Advanced TrustZone security system

· Application based traffic optimization using internal QoS-based switching fabrics

· CoreSight debugger support

Generation Amlogic Deep Learnig Accelerator (ADLA)

· 8 TOPS

· ADLA supports tranformer and NN applications with high efficiency

· Supports INT4, INT8, INT16, FP8, FP16 and BF16 precision

· Supports Hybrid precision quantization

· Supports 512KB Internal RAM and SMMU address re-mapper

· Supports all major deep learning frameworks including Tensorflow, Tensorflow Lite, ONNX, Pytorch, Darknet, MxNet and Caffe

3D Graphics Processing Unit

· ARM Mali-G625 MC1 GPU

· HDR format GUI support

· Bandwidth saving by AFRC and AFBC

· OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.4 and OpenCL 3.0 support

VICP + GE2D Graphics Processor

· Fast bitblt engine with dual inputs and single output

· Supports a maximum output buffer size of 4096×4096, and enables compose  perations for up to 16 images

· Programmable raster operations (ROP)

·Programmable polyphase scaling filter

· Supports multiple video formats 4:2:0, 4:2:2 and 4:4:4

· Fast color space conversion

· Advanced anti-flickering filter

· Supports compression/uncompression image input/output

· Supports 90°/ 180°/ 270° rotation in input/output compression direct-link mode

Crypto Engine

· AES block cipher with 128/256 bits keys, standard 16 bytes block size and streaming ECB, CBC and CTR modes

· TDES block cipher with ECB and CBC supporting 128 bits key from keyladder

· RSA block cipher with 8K bits keys

· Hardware NIST ML-DSA (CRYSTALS-Dilithium) for Post-Quantum Cryptography

· Hardware ECC

· Hardware crypto key-ladder operation and DVB-CSA2/DVB-CSA3 for transport stream

encryption

· Built-in hardware True Random Number Generator (TRNG), CRC and SHA-1/SHA-2/HMAC

SHA engine

Video/Picture CODEC

· Amlogic Video Engine (AVE-10) with dedicated hardware decoders and encoders

· Supports multi-video decoder up to 2x4K@60fps, 4x1080P@60fps

· Supports multiple “secured” video decoding sessions and simultaneous decoding and encoding

· Video/Picture Decoding

− AV1 MP-10@L5.2 up to 4Kx2K@120fps

− VP9 Profile-2 up to 4Kx2K@120fps

− H.265 HEVC MP-10@L5.2 up to 4Kx2K@120fps

− AVS2 P2 up to 4Kx2K@120fpss

− AVS3 Phase1 up to 4Kx2K@120fps

− H.264 AVC HP@L5.1 up to 4Kx2K@60fps

− MPEG-4 ASP@L5 up to 1080P@30fps (ISO-14496)

− WMV/VC-1 SP/MP/AP up to 1080P@60fps

− AVS-P16(AVS+)/AVS-P2 JiZhun Profile up to 1080P@60fps

− MPEG-2 MP/HL up to 1080P@30fps (ISO-13818)

− MPEG-1 MP/HL up to 1080P@30fps (ISO-11172)

− Multiple language and multiple format sub-title video support

− MJPEG and JPEG unlimited pixel resolution decoding (ISO/IEC-10918)

− Supports JPEG thumbnail, scaling, rotation and transition effects

· Video/Picture Encoding

− Independent JPEG and H.264 encoder with configurable performance/bit-rate

− Motion JPEG (MJPEG) video encoding up to 4Kx2K@30fps

− H.265 video encoding up to 4Kx2K@60fps with low latency

− H.264 video encoding up to 4Kx2K@60fps with low latency

9th Generation Advanced Amlogic TruLife Image Engine

· Supports Dolby Vision Optional, HDR10, HDR10+, HLG and Vivid HDR

· Inline AI-SR

· Motion compensated noise reduction and 3D digital noise reduction for random noise

· Block noise, mosquito noise, spatial noise

· Motion compensated and motion adaptive de-interlacer

· Edge interpolation with low angle protection and processing

· 3:2/2:2 pulldown and Video on Film (VOF) detection and processing

· Smart sharpness with SuperScaler technology including de-ring, LTI, CTI, de-jaggy, peaking

· Dynamic non-Linear contrast enhancement

· All dimension multiple regions smart color management including blue/green extension, fleshtone correction, wider gamut for video

· 3 video planes and 5 graphics planes hardware composer

· Independent HDR re-mapping of video and graphic layer

· Three independent Gamma table for LCD panel tuning

· Dithering logic for mapping to different LCD panel color depth

Video Input Interface

· HDMI RX

− Supports HDMI 2.1 a

− Supports EMP, ALLM, QFT, QMS, VRR, SBTM

− Up to 3840x2160@60Hz max resolution

− Supports eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel)

− Supports HDCP 1.4/2.3

Video Output Interface

· Display output interfaces support HDMI TX, DP TX, eDP TX, MIPI-DSI and LVDS TX

· Video Port

− Video port0 supports up to 3840 x 2160@60Hz with 10-bit data

− Video port1 supports up to 3840 x 2160@60Hz with 10-bit data

− Each video port can connect to any of HDMI/DP/eDP/MIPI-DSI/LVDS interface

− Single display 3840 x 2160@60Hz

− Dual display 3840 x 2160@60Hz + 3840 x 2160@60Hz with Duplicate mode

− Dual display 3840 x 2160@60Hz + 2560 x 1600@60Hz with Extended mode

· HDMI TX

− Supports HDMI 2.1 a

− Supports EMP, ALLM, QFT, QMS, VRR, SBTM

− Up to 3840x2160@60Hz max resolution

− Supports eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel)

− Supports HDCP 1.4/2.3

· DP TX

− Supports DP 1.4-TX HBR2, up to 5.4 Gbps per lane

− Supports Muti-Stream Transport (MST) with dual-screen

− Supports DP Alt Mode via USB Type-C

− Supports HDCP1.3/2.2

− Supports 4-lane 3840x2160@60Hz

· V-by-One TX

− Supports 8-lane V-by-One output

− Up to 3840x2160@60Hz resolution

− Supports 1, 2, 4 regions

· eDP TX

− Supports eDP 1.3/1.4 HBR2 up to 5.4 Gbps per lane

− Supports 4-lane up to 3840x2160@60Hz resolution

− Supports PSR/PSR2

· MIPI-DSI

− Supports 2 x 4-lane D-PHY up to 2.5 Gbps per lane

− Supports panel calibration

− Supports up to 1920x1080@120Hz and 2560x1600@60Hz

· LVDS TX

− Embedded full-function pattern generator

− Supports channel swap configuration

− Supports up to 1080P@60Hz resolution

Camera Interface

· 2x MIPI-CSI high-speed camera serial interfaces with 4 lanes of D-PHY 2.5 Gbps

· Each port supports 4 virtual channels

· Supports RAW, YUV or RGB camera input formats

ISP

· Supports up to 13M(4224x3200) WDR/SDR @30fps

· Supports up to 16M(4656x3496) WDR @20fps, SDR @30fps

· 3A (AE/AWB/AF)

· Phase Detection Auto Focus (PDAF)

· Supports 8-12 Bits Linear Bayer Raw

· Supports Build-in HDR Format

· Test Pattern Generator (PG)

· Crop, Binning and Binning Artifact Reduction (BAC)

· Supports IR(2x2) Remove and PD Remove

· Static and Dynamic Defect Pixel Correction (DPC)

· Green Channel Equalization (GE)

· Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) with De-ghost: DOL, DCG

· Lens Shading Correction (LSC):Radial+Mesh

· Global and Local Black Level Correction

·Anti-Flicker (Debanding) Detection

· Temporal Noise Reduction(3D NR)

· Spatial Noise Reduction(2D NR)

· Color Noise Reduction(CNR)

· Chromatic Aberration Correction (CAC)

· Dynamic Range Compression(TM/DRC)

· Edge Direction Adaptive Demosaic

· Multi-stages Detail Enhancement

· Color Correction Matrix(CCM)

·Non-equidistant Gamma

· 3D Mapping Lookup-Table(LUT3D)

· Purple Fringe Reduction(PFR)

· Local Contrast Enhancement(LC)

· Dynamic Non-linear Process(DNLP)

· Dehaze/Defog

· AML Color Management Engine(AMCM)

· ISP output supports real-time flip or mirror features

Dewarp Unit

· Supports transformation panoramic, spherical and perspective

· Supports video mode Y-only and YUV420

· Supports image format YV12, NV12 and NV21

· Supports data bit-width of 8 bits

· The maximum number of windows is 4 and can be extended

· Supports maximum resolution up to 16Mpix

· Supports dynamic de-warping

· Supports rotation with 90° or 270°

· 360°/180°/normal fisheye correction

· Supports horizontal or vertical fusion of 2, 3, or 4 windows, and four-corner fusion

CVE (Computer Vision Engine)

· 2nd generation CVE engine, can support more applications

· Supports a variety of intelligent analysis applications

− Background Model

− Motion Target Detection

− LKOptical Flow Track

− Connect Component Labeling

− Face Tracking

− Camera Abnormal Detection

− And more

Audio Decoder and Input/Output

· One HIFI 5 audio DSP Optional:

− 64KB Instruction Cache and 96KB Data Cache

− 32MPU Entries

− MUL32, MUL16 and DIV32

− HiFi 5 Single Precision Vector FP

− HiFi 5 Half Precision Vector FP

− HiFi 5 Neural Network Extension

· Supports MP3, AAC, WMA, RM, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, Opus, SRS Truvolume, Dolby Audio Optional, DTS Optional and programmable with 7.1/5.1 down-mixing

· Built-in serial digital audio SPDIF/IEC958 input/output

· SPDIF supports 192KHz 16bit/24bit/32bit stereo

− 1 input port

− 2 output ports

· Supports TDM/I2S

− 3 TDM/I2S input ports with TDM/PCM mode

− 3 TDM/I2S output ports with TDM/PCM mode

− Supports up to 16 channels

− Supports sample rates: 16kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz and 192kHz

− Supports bits per sample: 32bit, 24bit and 16bit

· Supports PDM

− 8–ch PDM input

− Supports programmable CIC, LPF and HPF

− Supports up to 8 DMICs

· Supports concurrent dual audio stereo channel output with combination of I2S+PCM

· Supports Sound Event Detection (SED)

· Supports Asynchronous Sample Rate Converter (ASRC)

· Supports Audio EQ/DRC for audio speaker

Digital Television Interface

· 2 serial or 1 parallel + 1 serial transport stream (TS) input interfaces with built-in demux processor for connecting to external digital TV tuner/demodulator

· Built-in PWM, I2C and SPI interfaces to control tuner and demodulator

· Integrated ISO7816 smart card controller

Memory and Storage Interface

· LPDDR5/LPDDR5X up to 16GB (2 channels with 16-bit data bus width, support dual rank)

· LPDDR4/LPDDR4X up to 16GB (2 channels with 16-bit data bus width, support single rank)

· Compatible with JEDEC standard LPDDR4-4266/LPDDR4X-4266/LPDDR5-6400/LPDDR5X-

6400 SDRAM

· Supports SLC/SPI/QSPI NAND Flash with 8-bit EC

· SDSC/SDHC/SDXC card and SDIO interface with 1-bit and 4-bit data bus width supporting spec version 2.x/3.x DS/HS modes up to UHS-I SDR104

· eMMC and MMC card interface

− 1/4/8-bit data bus width

− fully compliant with spec version 5.1, including HS400 mode with Hardware Command

Queue (HW CQ)

− eMMC 5.2 draft in-line encryption feature

· Built-in 32k bits One-Time-Programming memory for key storage

· AMFC memory compression

Network

· IEEE 802.3 10M/100M/1000M/2.5G Ethernet MAC with HSGMII interface

· IEEE 802.3 10M/100M/1000M Ethernet MAC with RGMII interface

· WiFi/IEEE802.11; Bluetooth supporting via PCIE/SDIO/USB/UART/PCM

· Network interface optimized for mixed WIFI and BT traffic

Integrated I/O Controllers and Interfaces

· PCIe

− Supports PCIe 3.0 x 2

♦ Supports Lane Bifurcation: 1x2 lane or 2x1 lane

♦ Supports RC and EP mode − Supports PCIe 2.0 x 1

♦ Supports RC mode

♦ Combo with USB3.0 Host port and HSGMII interface

· USB

− 1 x USB3.0 DRD

♦ 1 port (Dual mode) up to 5Gbps data rate

♦ Combo with DP1.4–TX

♦ Host mode supports maximum 64 devices

♦ Device mode supports maximum 8–pair endpoints

− 1 x USB3.0 Host

♦ 1 port (Host mode) up to 5Gbps data rate

♦ Combo with PCIe 2.0 and HSGMII interface

♦ Host mode supports maximum 64 devices

− 1 x USB 2.0 DRD

♦ Host mode supports maximum 64 devices

♦ Device mode supports maximum 8–pair endpoints

− 1 x USB 2.0 Host

♦ Host mode supports maximum 64 devices

· I2C

− Supports 9 x I2C

− Supports master or slave

· I3C

− Supports 2 x I3C

− Compliance with I2C

− I3C-A

♦ Supports SDR and HDR-DDR

♦ Supports 1-line

− I3C-B

♦ Supports SDR, HDR-DDR and HDR-BT mode

♦ Supports 1-line,2-line and 4-line

♦ Supports DMA mode

· UART

− Supports 6 x UART

− Supports 4-wire UART with HW Flow Control

− Supports High Baud Rates up to 4M bps

· PWM

− Supports 14 x PWM

· CAN (FlexCAN)

− Full implementation of CAN with Flexible data rate (CAN FD) protocol specification and CAN Specification Version 2.0, Part B:

♦ Standard data frames

♦ Extended data frames

♦ Data length of 0–64 bytes

− Compliance with ISO 11898-1:2015 standard

− RX FIFO with DMA support

· SPI interface

− Supports 6 x SPI

− Supports two chip-select in each interface

− Supports serial-master and serial-slave mode, software-configurable

· IR interface

− Supports 1 RX port

− Supports 1 TX port

·SAR ADC

− Supports 10 bits

− Supports 5 channels

· General Purpose IOs with built-in pull up and pull down

System, Peripherals and Misc. Interfaces

· Integrated general purpose timers, counters, DMA controllers

· 24 MHz crystal input

· Embedded debug interface using ICE/JTAG

· Integrated Power On Reset(POR) module

Power Management

· Multiple internal power domains controlled by software

· Multiple sleep modes for CPU, system, DRAM, etc.

· Multiple internal PLLs for DVFS operation

· Multi-voltage I/O design for 1.8V and 3.3V

· Power management auxiliary processor in a dedicated always-on (AO) power domain that can communicate with an external PMIC

AO Domain

· Supports 4 x UART

· Supports 4 x I2C

· Supports 1 x I3C

· Supports 3 x SPI

· Supports 1 x IRin and 1 x IRout

· 4-lane PDM in

· Supports 7 x PWM

· Supports 1 x CEC

Security

· Trustzone based Trusted Execution Environment (TEE)

· Secured boot, encrypted OTP, encrypted DRAM with memory integrity checker, hardware key ladder and internal control buses and storage

· Separated secure/non-secure Entropy true RNG

· Pre-region/ID memory security control and electric fence

· Hardware based Trusted Video Path (TVP), video watermarking(NexGuard) and secured

contents (needs SecureOS software)

· Secured IO and secured clock

The Amlogic A311Y3 Octa Core Android 16 8 TOPS Edge Computing Solution is engineered for businesses that require reliable, high-performance AI processing at the edge. Designed to meet the growing demand for intelligent automation, smart vision, and real-time data processing, this platform delivers a strong balance between computing power, energy efficiency, and deployment flexibility.

At the core of this solution is the Amlogic A311Y3 processor, an octa-core architecture that combines high-efficiency CPU performance with an integrated 8 TOPS NPU. This enables fast and accurate AI inference, making it particularly suitable for applications such as facial recognition, object detection, behavior analysis, and smart retail analytics. Compared to traditional cloud-dependent systems, this edge computing approach significantly reduces latency, enhances data privacy, and lowers bandwidth costs.

Running on Android 16, the platform ensures long-term compatibility with modern applications while offering a flexible development environment. For enterprise clients, this means faster integration cycles and easier customization across various verticals, including smart cities, industrial automation, digital signage, and AIoT deployments.

From a hardware perspective, the solution is built with stability and scalability in mind. It supports multiple interface options, allowing seamless integration with cameras, sensors, and external devices. This makes it a practical choice for system integrators and solution providers looking to deploy AI capabilities in complex environments. Whether used in edge servers, smart terminals, or embedded systems, the A311Y3 platform maintains consistent performance under continuous workloads.

Another critical advantage lies in its OEM/ODM flexibility. As a B2B-focused solution, it is designed to adapt to your specific project requirements, including hardware customization, branding, firmware optimization, and interface expansion. This level of flexibility enables you to accelerate time-to-market while maintaining full control over your product differentiation.

In terms of real-world deployment, this edge AI box is particularly effective in scenarios where real-time processing and reliability are non-negotiable. Applications such as intelligent surveillance, smart transportation systems, and automated inspection lines benefit from its ability to process data locally with minimal delay.

In a market increasingly driven by AI and edge computing, relying on outdated hardware limits your competitiveness. The Amlogic A311Y3 solution positions you ahead by offering a future-ready platform that combines performance, efficiency, and adaptability in a single compact system.